President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Republican National Committee chief strategist Sean Spicer to serve as White House press secretary in his administration, sources with direct knowledge told the Washington Examiner on Thursday.
Spicer first became involved with Trump in August when he agreed to work in New York three to four days a week as an on-site adviser to the campaign while still maintaining his position as RNC communications director. He has since become a senior spokesman for the president-elect’s transition operation, and has been responsible for briefing reporters each morning on the transition team’s day-to-day activities.
“Sean has come out to be the leading contender for the podium position,” a GOP source told the Examiner, adding that a formal announcement could come as soon as Friday.
A number of individuals had been mentioned in connection with the top West Wing position in recent weeks, though Spicer’s aggressive defense of Trump’s posture toward Russia in the midst of new revelations about Moscow’s hacking activity propelled him to the front of the line, according to a separate source.
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